REPORTING LIVE, KCRA 3. THE DISEASE GOES WELL BEYOND ACHES AND PAINS. IT HAS KILLED 243 PEOPLE ACROSS OUR STATE SO FAR THIS SEASON. MUCH MORE THAN WE SAW LAST YEAR. ONE OF THE VICTIMS FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE NOW IS A 60-YEAR-OLD WOMAN. HER FAMILY IS PRAYING FOR A MIRACLE. THEY WANT YOU TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE DEADLY FLU VIRUS. KEVIN OLIVER IS LIVE. HE HAS BEEN TALKING TO THE FAMILY. THEY ARE INSIDE NOW THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THEY ARE HOPING TO PERFORM ONE MORE PROCEDURE LATER TODAY. THE FAMILY IS HOPING THAT WILL BRING A MIRROR. . A WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER READ SHE NEVER GOT ILL UNTIL THE STRAIN HIT THEIR FAMILY AROUND CHRISTMAS. IN JANUARY THEY ADMITTED HER TO KAISER MEDICAL CENTER. SHE COULDN'T WALK WHEN WE BROUGHT HER IN. THEY FEAR IT MAY CAUSE THE 61-YEAR-OLD HER LIVE. SHE HAS BEEN IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. RELATIVES OF OTHER VICTIMS HAVE JOINED THEM. WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF MISERY. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE ARE AFRAID. THEY GET A GLIMMER OF HOPE FROM PRAYERS BEING SENT ON THEIR BEHALF. BOTH OF HER LUNGS HAVE ALREADY COLLAPSED. SHE MAY HAVE HAD A SMALL STROKE. SHE STOPPED BREATHING AT ONE POINT. DOCTORS ARE HOPING TO MOVE UP FROM ONE VENTILATOR. THEY ARE HOPING TO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT. REPORTING LIVE, KCRA THREE NEWS.

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